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THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH. MASTER THEM; THE REST OF THE GRAMMAR UNITS BUILD UPON THIS UNIT. Noun: person, place, thing, or idea. Plant , flowers, beauty, peace. PRONOUNS: REPLACE NOUNS, PRONOUNS, OR GROUPS OF NOUNS. US. Whoever. Them. Many. Whatever. Adjectives.
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THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH MASTER THEM; THE REST OF THE GRAMMAR UNITS BUILD UPON THIS UNIT.
Noun: person, place, thing, or idea Plant, flowers, beauty, peace
PRONOUNS: REPLACE NOUNS, PRONOUNS, OR GROUPS OF NOUNS US Whoever Them Many Whatever
Adjectives Modify nouns: beautiful flowers Modify pronouns: They are quite intelligent. • Tell what kind: • remarkable children • Tell which one: • their mother • this trophy • Tell how many: • several persons Marvelous beauty!
Verbs: show action or state of being He will be in pain. He is falling fast! He screamed in fear. Listen here.
Adverbs • Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs • Often end in “ly” • Answer the questions Where? To what extent? When? How? Maneuver carefully and slowly.
Prepositions On, above, with, in spite of He swam (with the sharks).
Conjunctions: join words or groups of words Ethan and Sydney Not only are they sweet, but they are also beautiful.